Events

Events

You may have heard of a “CSA,” “vegetable box,” or “farm share” before. CSA stands for ‘Community Supported Agriculture” and it means community members get together to invest in a farm during the winter or early Spring and then when the harvest season rolls out, they pick up a weekly package of vegetables at a designated pick-up location (like us, the Library).

In 2015, Darien Library will once again be the pickup location for Stoneledge Farm’s CSA. The farm share pickup will be every Wednesday evening from 4:30-7:30 p.m. running from June 3rd until November 11th (24 weeks).

As a member of the CSA, you will be asked to complete two hours of volunteer work during the season. Volunteers do things like check people in when they pick up their share, make sure the vegetables are replenished, or move boxes.

Aslan and the White Witch, Frodo and Sauron, Harry Potter and Voldemort. Epic battles are about to come a lot closer to home. Darien Library was challenged to a Fitbit showdown by the folks at Fairfield Public Library and we want YOU to be involved!

What's the challenge? From Monday, March 2nd until end of day Friday, March 6th your Darien Librarians will be competing against the Librarians of Fairfield Public Library to see which Library can rack up the most steps. We will obviously crush them.

What are the stakes? When we win, Fairfield Public Library must display the below sign on their Welcome Desk and social media accounts for one week.

What can we do to show our unwavering support? Get moving with us! During the first week of March, join us for one of these active events.

Monday, March 2nd through Friday, March 6th at 3 p.m.

Ten Minute Recess! Join us for quick group exercise in the Louise Parker Berry Community Room.

Senior Moments, a monthly coffee and conversation program designed specifically for seniors, will meet in the Louise Parker Berry Community Room.

Long distance grandparents can stay in touch with new technology like Skype and Apple’s FaceTime. We will show you how to utilize these technologies to read your grandkids a cherished book or just gab about what’s good. The first twenty participants will receive a limited edition tote bag filled with some of our favorite story books!

Support for Senior Moments is provided by the Connecticut State Library (CSL) and the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS), an independent federal agency whose mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.

Are you a budding genealogist looking to fill out your family tree? Join Amanda Goodman as she takes you through the basics of getting started on your search. Learn how to make the most of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, and Heritage Quest!

Let the experts share what's new and hot in the world of books, movies, audiobooks, articles, and everything in between! Join us for this weekly informal chat to share what you’re reading and get suggestions on what to check out next.

Program Director, Joshua Herbert, MD, Darien Library, Stamford Hospital, YWCA Darien Norwalk, and the Darien YMCA, cordially invite the public to attend this five week series of lectures that mimic the structure of the medical school experience. Each night will focus on one topic and cover the anatomy, function, common disease states, and available treatments. The physicians are board certified in their area of speciality and leaders in their fields.

Dr. Edward Schuster will speak on the structure of the heart, how to promote healthy hearts as you age and common diseases to watch out for. A healthy balance of exercise, eating and stress management also play a role in keeping and maintaining a healthy heart.

About the Presenter

Dr. Schuster started practicing cardiology at Stamford Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1980. He is board-certified in both internal medicine and cardiology and specializes in all aspects of cardiology with an interest in preventative cardiology. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from Bowdoin College and his medical degree from University Health Sciences – Chicago Medical School, AOA Honor Society. He completed an internship and residency at Duke Hospital and a fellowship in cardiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has extensive teaching experience with both the house staff at Stamford Hospital and medical students from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. He is Chief Medical Officer for the Stamford Police Department, on the Board of Trustees at the Ferguson Library and is a member of the Stamford Health Commission.

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.

From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water.

From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public's right to water.

This program is cosponsored with The Darien Land Trust and Greenwich Audubon.

Every Friday, Walk-in and Appointments available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.February 6th through April 10th

IRS-Certified Trained AARP volunteer tax aides are available to local residents of all ages and incomes at no charge. The nation’s largest, free, volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service is available to all individual filers regardless of income or age. Started in 1968 and, since 1980, this service has operated under a cooperative agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

If married, both husband and wife should be present. Certain forms and personal and financial documents are required. Taxpayers must bring:

Set in the 1920s on the opulent Riviera in the south of France, Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight' is a romantic comedy about a master magician (Colin Firth) trying to expose a psychic medium (Emma Stone) as a fake. What follows is a series of events that are magical in every sense of the word and send the characters reeling. In the end, the biggest trick 'Magic in the Moonlight' plays is the one that fools us all.